“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy” ― Isaac Newton The clothes pile up on the bed or the chair, waiting to be put back on hangers, but set aside until a choice can be made. So many shirts, slacks, skirts, blouses, and jackets from which to choose. Oh, what to wear? […]

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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be crazy, by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Growing up in a town with three lakes, I thought every town had lakes and every person knew how to ski. What a surprise to discover that I was in a minority. Some of […]

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“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” Woody Allen Young parents are often surprised by how quickly life changes when a baby joins the family. There is a perceived (and somewhat real) loss of freedom, and for a new mother, this is especially true if she is staying home for any length of time. The laundry piles […]

“In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. They keep the young out of mischief; they comfort and aid the old in their weakness, and they incite those in the prime of life to noble deeds.” ~Aristotle Driving late at night, you are tired and looking for a place to rest. […]

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“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson My husband called to tell me that a lady from his hometown had died and that the funeral would […]

“I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.” ~Tommy Lasorda It was just a thread, just a tiny thread, and I really couldn’t see why it was posing such a problem. Patience […]

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. ~Alice Walker As we walk through the neighborhood, my husband asks “Which kind is this?” Elm? I reply with some hesitation, as I look at the leaves and the bark. “If you had had Mrs. Ross, you’d […]

‘Tis healthy to be sick sometimes. ~Henry David Thoreau The picture of a man standing in front of a huge pile of rubble caught my attention. He was in Oklahoma and the rubble was clearly what was once his home, destroyed in a tornado. What a sense of despair he must have felt, yet he […]